San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-02
ODDS AND ENDS.
When Legislature loses its temper, it

When legislature loses its temper, II
becomes simply ridiculous.
Tue bustles worn on the streets are
much too large TO be au natural. Art
| cannot compete with nature even In the
matter OF making humps.
Canield's irony was too sharp for the
thin-skinned soIons at Austin. The iron
| entered their souls.
When a married woman receives male
visitors In the absence Of her husband,
the fact OF her doing so, is suggestive
and significant.
The meat refrigersting scheme seems
| to have encountered full grown bliZ-
zard fresh from the SHOWS OF the Rocky
mountains, and to have been frozen.
A society paper should be racy,
piquant, sketGhy and crisp, free from
slang and scandal on the one hand, and
from twaddle and tafiy on the other.
The LIGHT still lives aud sheds its
beams on ils readers. Ii is not an easy
matter 10 kill of live newspaper that
"fils a long felt want" In IA community,
and dishes up the news in u piquant
shape.
The legislature got Oh its ear" about
Mr.. Canfield's report OF its proceedings.
Jackasses appear to have taken possess
sion OF the Legislature, but their bray
will neither frghten nor hurt Garfield.
Edmund Burke said ''little minds and
a great empire" we're mis-matched, and
the Texas legislature seems resolved
upon proving the truth of the saying. 1t
is making considerable Roadway
towards this end.
The demagogues 10 the legislature
manifest disposition to hamstriny the
railroads. The buColic legislator Is
never happy unless he can get In lick
ut the railroads, upon the ground that
they are monOpolies.
The terrible storms that were predict
ed for February by some weather
prophet, failed to put IN an appear
ance." Prophecying is very hazardous,
yet 1t Is growing business, for folly Is
contagious.
There are AZ farmers In the present
Texas legislature,and the farmers should
make note OF the laws, that they pass
in the interest OF agriculture, and profit
by their experience OF the incompeIency
OF the buoolic and bovine solons.
san Antonio needs cheap money-in-
deed, all west Texas needs the same
thing. The rate OF interest upon money
is entirely too high-borrowers are
crushed out of it. Northern capital
would be content with per cent. inter-
est. aud we hope 1t will come here for
investment.
What Is it In the city of Galveston
that causes so many custOdians of money
to use and embeZzle the trust funds in
their hands Defalcation ard embez-
element appear 70 be epidemical In the
Oleander City.
The almost impossibility of electing a
poor man to the United States senate
will cause the federal constitution to be
amended as to give the election of sena-
tors TO the people. The senate Is filed
up with rich nincompoops venured over
with poDderOns respectability. Brains
stand no chance at &ll against the lavish
use Of money.
The decapitated city officials are kick
ing at a lively rate. Rotation In Office
suits the outs to L, but it is a damna-
BILE heresy to the ms, who they regard it
as dose Of NORWOOD and gall. Blessed
are those who expect nothing, for they
shall not be disappointed.
John Caldwell had lonesome, far
away look this morning that brought in
voluntary tears into my eyes. Get mar
ried, John, and settle down "under your
own vine anu HB-lTee, where none VIII
modest you or make you afraid. There
is an inexpressible comfort in the feel
ing of being perfectly independent OF
this or that administration.
The decapitation of Policeman Dickey,
colored, created no small surprise and
provoked good deal of adverse oriti-
cism. AS no charges, either of mis-
feasance, or malfeasance, or omission of
duty, or of violation OF duty, ever had
been made against him, 1t WAS reasonab-
ly supposed that he would be retained.
Mr.. Dickey was d strong and ZeaIous
supporter of Mayor Callaghan in the re-
cent election.
Ex-City Attorney Newton is now the
"ksight of the sorrowful cOuntenance."
1t makes one melancholy to look at
him. BAT.